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    Local News Monday 4th July

    Monday, 4 July 2022 06:00

    More financial support is being given to people in Somerset struggling with the cost of living. Somerset County Council has published a list of sixty roads in South Somerset that will be resurfaced this summer. A wreath-laying ceremony is being in Sherborne tomorrow (5th July) to mark the 50 anniversary of a fire at Coldharbour Hospital. Age UK in Somerset says more funding's needed in the adult social care sector in order to speed up patient discharges from hospitals...and more.

    More financial support is being given to people in Somerset struggling with the cost of living. It follows the government allocating an extra £3.8 million pounds to the Somerset Household Support Fund. The money is available for claiming to the end of September, with £1.2 million pounds used during the school holidays to provide food vouchers.

    Somerset County Council has published a list of sixty roads in South Somerset that will be resurfaced this summer. The Council says the works needed to improve traction and stop potholes from forming. See below for the roads to be resurfaced:

    •    High Lane, Barton St. David
    •    Main Street, Barton St. David
    •    Peacocks Hill, Barton St. David
    •    Ding Road, nr. Broadway
    •    Dommett Road, nr. Broadway
    •    A371 Station Road, Castle Cary
    •    Ilchester Road, Charlton Adam
    •    Tout Lane, Charlton Adam
    •    B3145 Charn Hill to Lattiford, Charlton Hawthorne
    •    Bomers Bridge Road, Charlton Hawthorne
    •    Station Road, Charlton Hawthorne
    •    B3081 Charlton Musgrove to Leigh Common, Charlton Musgrove
    •    B3081 Charlton Musgrove to Stoney Stoke. Charlton Musgrove
    •    A356 Scotts Way to Turnpike Cross, nr. Chiselborough
    •    Ham Lane, Compton Dundon
    •    Hayes Road, Compton Dundon
    •    A356 Broadshard Road to Scotts Way, nr. Crewkerne
    •    B3165 Clapton Road, Crewkerne
    •    A378 Honeylands to Westover, Curry Rivel
    •    Crabtree Lane, Curry Rivel
    •    Moortown Lane, Curry Rivel
    •    East Lambrook Road, East Lambrook
    •    Silver Street, East Lambrook
    •    Mill Lane, nr. Hinton St. George
    •    Shoot Hill, nr. Hinton St. George
    •    A358 Cheshays Hill to Southfields Roundabout, Horton Cross
    •    Howley Road, Howley
    •    Bradon Bridge Road, Isle Brewers
    •    Isle Brewers Lane, Isle Brewers
    •    North Bradon Lane, Isle Brewers
    •    Coombe Hill, Keinton Mandeville
    •    Copis Lane, Keinton Mandeville
    •    Cary Hill, Kingsdon
    •    Henley Road, Kingsdon
    •    Butleigh Road, Kingweston
    •    B3153 Picts Hill, Langport
    •    B3081 Gillingham Road, Leigh Common
    •    B3165 Ringwell Hill, nr. Martock
    •    Willis Lane, North Perrott
    •    Harp Road (a.k.a. Old A303), Over Stratton
    •    B3153 Pitney Hill, Pitney
    •    Stowey Road, Pitney
    •    Woodbirds Hill Lane, Pitney
    •    Compton Hill, Shepton Beauchamp
    •    Compton Road, Shepton Beauchamp
    •    Sheep Way, Shepton Beauchamp
    •    Silver Street, Shepton Beauchamp
    •    B3153 Somerton Hill, Somerton
    •    Marsh Lane, South Cheriton
    •    Hayes End, South Petherton
    •    Lightgate Road, South Petherton
    •    Beech Lane, Stoke Trister
    •    B3167 Fosse Way, Tatworth
    •    Lambrook Road, West Lambrook
    •    New Cross, West Lambrook
    •    A30 West Coker Road, Yeovil
    •    Balls Hill, Yeovil
    •    Thorne Lane, Yeovil
    •    Windmill Lane, nr. Yeovil
    •    Yeovil Marsh Road, Yeovil Marsh

    A wreath-laying ceremony is being in Sherborne tomorrow (5th July) to mark the 50 anniversary of a fire at Coldharbour Hospital in which 30 people died. The ceremony takes place in Sherborne Cemetary at 4 pm tomorrow. A memorial service to remember those who died is being held in Sherborne Abbey at 6 pm on Sunday, 10 July.

    Age UK in Somerset says more funding's needed in the adult social care sector in order to speed up patient discharges from hospitals. Several organisations in the region are warning so-called bed-blocking is rising with the pandemic making things worse. 

    Some big-name personalities have been confirmed to appear at this year’s Yeovil Literary Festival that takes place in October. It's the 9th Yeovil literary festival and tickets are now on sale. 

    Work’s been completed on modernizing the Memorial Hall in West Coker. New windows have been fitted, a new floor laid and masonry repairs carried out, thanks to a grant of £6,000 from South Somerset District Council.

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